Thanks to all who responded about my barking girl-I figured I would have to get a bark collar-and I did last nite-only thing is--the 2 posts (contacts) are supposed to "touch the skin" --how is this possible with all the thick hair around the neck--and to top it all off-she is a coat-there is no way I can get the contacts to "touch her skin"--without shaving the hair off-which I really dont want to do. I dont see how the contacts are supposed to "touch the skin" of any dog with a good coat. I put it on last nite-and tried to get it as close to the skin as I could-but it didnt work-cause she still barked. so--another idea dosent work? I should take it back? I dont know how to make it work. Cheri ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================